The White House said Wednesday that Susan Monarez has been fired from her post as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after she refused to step down from the position. “As her attorney’s statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again,”...
Democrats have a language problem. Politico recently reported that a Democratic think tank, Third Way, is circulating a memo warning party leaders to avoid 45 words and phrases that make them sound more like campus activists than neighbors. The blacklist includes such gems as “cisgender,” “radical transparency,” “stakeholders,” “the unhoused,” “systems of oppression,” and “birthing person.” You...
There is a reason the Kremlin does not want the U.S. military or NATO forces on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee. It is that they would significantly inhibit future Russian military operations against Kyiv. For that reason alone, Western boots on the ground are the only security guarantee (short of NATO accession) that can ensure allied commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty and deter further...
In today's issue: CDC director fired; Trump’s imprint grows in nation’s capital; FBI says Minneapolis shooting a hate crime; Republicans ready crime legislation
Efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could hinge on Kyiv handing over a 2,500-square mile piece of territory that is strategically key to the country’s defense and rich with natural resources that promise a postwar windfall. For the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians living in this area, called the Donetsk, Russian occupation would present...
House Republicans recruit candidates for crossover districts in Ohio and Michigan, where President Donald Trump won but Democrats maintained congressional seats in 2024.
If you shouldn’t fix what isn’t broken, you certainly shouldn’t fix what’s working very well. This is especially true when the imprudent change would risk the U.S. military’s prospects of victory in a future war. President Donald Trump appears poised to make such a mistake by announcing the relocation of the military’s Space Command from […]
Every three months, global financial markets hyperventilate about Nvidia’s quarterly earnings release and the company’s guidance about its operations. Most importantly, it’s the buildout of the global artificial intelligence industry. Nvidia’s July quarter earnings and revenues, released Wednesday after the markets closed, came in better than Wall Street analysts expected. The company announced earnings of $1.05 against forecasts […]